MLB Player News
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Salvador Perez C | KC
Royals' Salvador Perez: Drives in five Sunday
Perez went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and five total RBI in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Phillies.
Perez extended Kansas City's lead to 6-2 with a homer off Aaron Nola in the sixth inning, his 28th this year, before adding two more RBI with a base hit in the seventh. Perez now has three homers and eight RBI in his last two games after going just 2-for-23 with no RBI in his previous six contests. Overall, the 35-year-old veteran is slashing .237/.278/.450 with 89 RBI and 51 runs scored across 589 plate appearances this season.
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Ben Rortvedt C | CIN
Dodgers' Ben Rortvedt: Takes over as primary catcher
Rortvedt will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Giants.
Rortvedt will pick up his fourth consecutive start and looks poised to serve as the Dodgers' primary backstop until Los Angeles gets one of Will Smith (hand) or Dalton Rushing (shin) back from the injured list. Since being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sept. 4, Rortvedt has gone 7-for-22 (.318 average) with two doubles, one walk, five runs and two RBI in eight games.
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Tyler Stephenson C | CIN
Reds' Tyler Stephenson: Taking seat Sunday
Stephenson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Stephenson will be given the afternoon off after he started behind the plate in each of the Reds' last four games while going 3-for-15 with two home runs, a walk, five RBI and three runs. Jose Trevino will handle catching duties Sunday.
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Carson Kelly C | CHC
Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting up Sunday
Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Kelly will get some rest for the series finale after he started at catcher in each of the team's last four contests. Reese McGuire will form a battery with starting pitcher Matthew Boyd on Sunday.
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Hunter Feduccia C | TB
Rays' Hunter Feduccia: Exiting starting nine Sunday
Feduccia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
He'll give way to Nick Fortes behind the plate for the matinee contest after he started at catcher in Saturday's 5-4 win. Since being acquired from the Dodgers on July 30 and being called up to the majors a few days later, Feduccia has slashed .156/.273/.203 over 28 games with Tampa Bay.
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Gabriel Moreno C | ARI
Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Resting for series finale
Moreno is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Moreno will rest for Sunday's matinee after he had started behind the plate in each of Arizona's last three contests. James McCann will handle catching duties in the series finale in Minnesota.
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Jimmy Crooks C | STL
Cardinals' Jimmy Crooks: Sitting again Sunday
Crooks is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
The left-handed-hitting Crooks was expected to get a look as the Cardinals' top backstop over the final few weeks of the season, but he's now sat in four of St. Louis' last five matchups, with three of his absences coming against right-handed pitching. Entering Sunday, the 72-77 Cardinals sit just four games behind the pace for the final wild-card spot in the National League, which may be a factor in the team's decision to lean more heavily of late on Pedro Pages, who lacks Crooks' upside as a hitter but is a more trusted defender behind the dish.
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William Contreras C | MIL
Brewers' William Contreras: Receiving Sunday off
Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Contreras is batting .324 (12-for-34) through 11 games in September, though his lone extra-base hit (a double) has resulted in a .351 slugging percentage. The 27-year-old will receive a rare day off Sunday after the Brewers were the first team in MLB to clinch a spot in the playoffs.
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Drake Baldwin C | ATL
Braves' Drake Baldwin: Resting Sunday
Baldwin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Baldwin had started in each of the last nine games -- eight at catcher, one at designated hitter -- but he'll get a well-deserved breather for Sunday's matinee. Sandy Leon will step in behind the plate in the rookie's stead.